HURRICANE Jose's churning offshore has raised fears it could loop towards America’s East Coast, according to weather experts.

Hurricane Jose's surf and rip currents could become enhanced along the coasts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and the outer banks of North Carolina later in the week and over the weekend, AccuWeather meteorologist Brett Rossio has said.

The Met Office storm tracker has also shown that Jose could complete its loop on Friday before heading towards the Bahamas and on to Florida. The tracking map shows that Jose could make landfall in Florida on Sunday, just a week after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc across the US state.

The warnings come in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the strongest ever Atlantic Ocean hurricane on record, which left a terrifying path of destruction behind it as it moved across the Caribbean and towards the United States, killing at least 22 and injuring hundreds more.

At least three people have died in the Florida Keys archipelago due to the battering storm.

Irma has now been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane but surge warnings remain in effect.